3.3 miles away
Castles N' Coasters
Largest amusement park in town, and the only one with roller coasters and other thrill rides. Also has four mini-golf courses and a two-story arcade.
North Mountain
Picnic areas, hiking trails, excellent view of the city from above. An oasis of desert inside the city limits.
Facts and sources
Place
- Category
- Natural Landmark
- Destination
- Phoenix
- County
- Maricopa County
- State
- Arizona
Visitation
- Annual visits
- Not published
Ranking
- Overall score
- 25.5 / 100
- Visitation score
- No published count
- Popularity score
- No data
- Significance score
- 58.0
- Confidence
- low
Visiting
- Official website
- phoenix.gov(opens in a new tab)
- Coordinates
- 33.5890, -112.0652
- Last verified
- 2026-08-12
Where it is
North Mountain is a natural landmark near Phoenix, in Maricopa County. It is one of the natural landmarks in this database, and appears in the statewide ranking of Arizona attractions.
How this ranking was reached
This place scores 25.5 out of 100, at low confidence. No official visitor count is published for it, so the score rests on public interest and tourism significance, and is capped below the level a measured attraction can reach. The weighting is explained in full on the methodology page.
Note on the data: No official visitor count is published for this attraction.
Sources
- Description: Wikivoyage(opens in a new tab), used under CC BY-SA 4.0(opens in a new tab)
- Coordinates and designations: Wikivoyage(opens in a new tab)
- County: U.S. Census geography via FCC Area API, resolved from coordinates
- Official site: https://www.phoenix.gov/parks/trails/locations/north-mountain(opens in a new tab)
Record last verified 2026-08-12.
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